dans le mille
\dɑ̃ lə mil\
The verdict
“dans le mille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Précisément.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dans-le-mille · dans le mille · French
dans le mille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dans le mille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dɑ̃ lə mil\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dans le mille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dans le mille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ lə mil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Précisément.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dans le mille in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dans le mille, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-E- -M-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Précisément.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dans le mille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mettre en plein dans le mille.
Jem se raidit. Mrs Dubose se rendit compte qu’elle avait tapé dans le mille.
This word in other languages
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